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fatha meaning in Pashto

فتحه fatha

/fɑːt.hɑ/

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Geordie/fæðæ/

fatha in Pashto: فتحه (fatha), زور (zor). In English, fatha means in Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.

Pashto words for fatha

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
فتحه fatha, زور zor

English meaning of fatha

  1. noun In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
  2. noun The vowel designated by this mark.
  3. noun Father.

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Questions about fatha in Pashto

What is the meaning of fatha in Pashto?
Fatha in Pashto is فتحه (fatha), زور (zor).
fatha په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Fatha: فتحه (fatha), زور (zor).
What does fatha mean in English?
Fatha means in Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.

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